50 Songs Every Man Should Listen To - Dierks Bentley

50 Songs Every Man Should Listen To - Dierks Bentley

A few disqualifying factors for "songs a man should be listening to": Any song we fell asleep listening to didn't make the list. Or any song that sounds like it's being sung by someone who sounds like they're about to fall asleep. Or any song that features a novelty instrument, such as a poorly played French horn. Or any song that is a slow, acoustic cover of a song that was originally played fast. Or any song that makes us feel worse about ourselves and the world and music in general. Any song that isn't good, is what we're trying to say.

"Who Have You Been Loving," Bobby Long, A Winter Tale

"Who Have You Been Loving," Bobby Long, A Winter Tale

Because the British have a way of injecting an underlying bitterness into a simple line that we've yet to master on this side of the pond. "You owe me an apology," he says over and over, more stinging each time, enough to make us want to apologize on her behalf.